Map of DT1 3JW postcode

General information
Postcode DT1 3JW
Post Town Dorchester
Nearest station Dorchester West (2 km)
Bus stops
Peverell Avenue West (SW)
Queen Mother Square (W)
Hessary Street (E)
Queen Mother Square (E)
Known addresses
16 Great Cranford Street, Poundbury
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 50.714979
Longitude -2.470325
Easting 366891
Northing 90700
Grid reference SY668906
UTM reference 30U 537394 5618264
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Plus code 9C2VPG7H+XV
Altitude 111 metres (364 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:07
Sunset (today) 18:27
Distance away
Distance to sea 9.4 KMs (5.8 miles)
Administrative areas
Parish Dorchester E04003533
Ward Dorchester Poundbury E05012697
Unitary Authority Dorset E06000059
County Dorset E10000009
Constituency (2024) West Dorset E14001575
MP Edward Morello Liberal Democrat
Police force Dorset
NUTS/ITL 3 Dorset
NUTS/ITL 2 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced November 2025
Last updated March 2026
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020)
21,657 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£45,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban (2021)Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/urban (2011)Urban city and town
Census output area (2021)E00166097
Census output area (2011)E00166097
Lower layer super output area (2021)Dorset 032DE01034382
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Dorset 009FE01032641
Middle layer super output area (2021)Poundbury & Dorchester WestE02007007
Middle layer super output area (2011)Dorchester West & PoundburyE02004277
Travel to work areaDorchester and WeymouthE30000046
Property sales
Average property price in Dorchester £317,142
Annual change -1.7%
View all properties sold in the DT postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
16 Great Cranford Street, PoundburyNew build other (freehold)Dec 2024£1,923,447


View all properties sold in the DT1 3 sector

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